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♪Once I was adrift on the boundless sea♪

♪I looked up but didn't see the stars or the moon♪

♪No one cared who I was♪

♪Stuck in the long dark night I stumbled around♪

♪Once I went through a lot♪

♪Beside me, you smiled♪

♪When we talked about dreams back to back♪

♪All the regrets became precious♪

♪So, however cold, dark♪

♪Or disappointing it is♪

♪However hard, difficult or confused I feel♪

♪You're the answer and my eternal faith♪

♪I want my own light and fly up with you♪

♪Where you can hear the pounding of clouds♪

♪I want my own light and even if the future is checkered♪

♪I'll always be there with you♪

♪Toward the light♪

[Be Your Own Light]

[Episode 03]

But Ou Kaige is gone.

This house can't be sold.

Then why did you bring it up?

Come on, why can't it be sold?

You can just file court enforcement.

Without Ou Kaige's signature,

the court can only freeze this house instead of auctioning it.

Okay, okay.

What's the good of talking?

Solution. What solution do you have?

Yeah, solution.

There's only one solution.

What is it?

We have to wait

until Ou Kaige is back.

When will he be back, then?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

When will he be back?

Honestly, I don't know.

That's not helpful.

Does that mean

we will never get our money back

if he never comes back?

It won't happen.

Two years.

If he's back within two years,

I can convince him to sell this house

and give the money back to you.

If he isn't back within two years,

I can file a court application

for a disappearance certificate.

With that certificate,

I can also sell this house

and return the money to you.

But you have to wait for two years.

Come on.

Are you saying

we can get our money back in two years?

Yes.

What about the interest?

Yeah.

The interest for two years.

Yeah, the interest.

What's the interest rate?

This house will appreciate in the next two years.

The extra money will be your interest.

Actually, it has already been appreciated.

At this rate,

this house

will generate an extra value

far higher than that of a loan.

A pretty good deal for you.

But I have one condition.

What is it?

Within two years,

you can't give me crank calls

or send me threatening messages.

You can't make a scene at my workplace

or complain to the media.

Nor can you hurt my son or my parents.

Wait.

You nearly tricked us.

You... You owe us money,

and you still want some peace?

That's not gonna happen!

You... I'm telling you.

Before you pay us back, I'll...

I'll follow your son every day.

I'll follow him when he goes to school

and when he comes back from school.

And your parents...

I'll give them hell!

If you dare, I'll blow your head off!

Wanna cry? Then who can I cry to?

Come on. Blow my head off!

Blow it!

Come on.

Stop, stop.

We're here to get our money back. Don't...

I sold my car.

There are a few hundred grand in this card.

Based on the debt ratio,

you can divide the money first.

Take it as my down payment.

A... A few hundred grand?

How... How much does your husband owe us?

You know that well.

It's a drop in the bucket. Don't play us!

This is my wage card!

Every payday,

I'll put in 3,000 for each of you

until the debt is paid off.

Seriously, are you insane?

3,000? What can it buy?

-3,000. -You think we are beggars?

I know this is a drop in the bucket!

But it shows my good faith, at least!

I'm not avoiding you or running away!

Every day, I can work hard to make money

and pay you back!

What else do you want me to do?

You either accept this

or just kill me!

Or you can get nothing!

It's my word against yours.

How can we trust you?

I can offer you a repayment agreement.

Everything we just negotiated

can be specified on it.

Why do I get the feeling

this is just all a stall tactic?

Are you stalling us?

By what right dare you to say that?

By what right dare I not?

We have to keep an eye on you.

Or when Ou Kaige comes back,

you two can sell this house and run away.

Then who else can we speak to?

Tell me.

I can give you the real estate certificate, okay?

You guys keep that!

Isn't that credible enough?

In this case,

only this solution

seems to be assured.

We can get back some money, at least.

In my opinion, two years is okay.

As long as we get back our money.

I guess there's nothing more we can do.

[Jiangdu TV]

I'd like to introduce someone.

This is the new presenter of our program.

How about you introduce yourself?

Hi, everyone.

I'm Qiaoqiao.

And I'm 22 years old.

I've been a presenter for three years.

So far,

I'm the youngest presenter

under contract to Dadao App.

Last year, Zhixun Net named me

one of the top ten super presenters.

I believe with me joining it,

Estate Online

will thrive more in the future.

Let's welcome Qiaoqiao.

[Director's Office] The Channel is accelerating

[Comprehensive Evaluation of Programs] deep program integration and development.

On the principle of refining the Channel

and optimizing programs,

those programs with wrong positioning,

low influence,

and few watchers

must be canceled or amalgamated.

Some editorial board members proposed that News in Progress

should be canceled or amalgamated too.

And, of course, it wasn't approved.

But News in Progress

dropped to No.9 from No.3.

Its public praise and influence

fell far behind those of Straight the Scene.

It's at stake, anyway.

Keep calm.

I know what you're trying to say.

There are some objective reasons

why public praise and influence have declined.

But...

No buts.

My point is...

I'll get back to No.1 in the next evaluation.

Come on.

This is Ms. Zhao Yuanyuan,

the presenter of our program.

Nice to meet you.

Welcome.

Oh, Ms. Zhao.

I often watched your program when I was little.

Glad to hear that.

Ms. Zhao is not only beautiful

but also highly professional.

She's very popular with audiences.

You should learn from her.

But my presentation style

is totally different from Ms. Zhao's.

Is that so?

You're an old-fashioned presenter

who pursues perfection

and allows no flaws.

But audiences of today prefer authenticity.

Perfection is unreal in their eyes.

So,

I believe a presenter should have their own style.

I don't need to learn from anyone.

I can just be myself.

She made sense.

So much for this, then.

Let me show you around the studios.

Bye.

Done.

Mr. Jiang, we're done signing.

You're the last.

Here I am.

We have to keep this very carefully.

Each of you keeps one. It's signed.

Now, I got a question.

Go ahead.

According to the loan agreement,

Ou Kaige borrowed money from you

half a year ago.

Did he say

what he needed the money for?

He said it was for something urgent.

He said the same thing to me.

He said his company had a new project,

and I could invest through a private loan.

If it was profitable, I could get a share.

If it wasn't, he could repay the loan.

Did he tell you

what the project was?

No, he didn't.

When he borrowed money from me,

he basically said the same thing.

How could you believe him

and lend him that much money?

Come on. Your husband

used to handle hundreds of millions a day.

Who knew he could be a deadbeat?

He gave me a receipt

and promised to pay some interest.

Either way, I wouldn't lose anything.

When I did stocks,

I made money from those he recommended.

So, I believed whatever he said.

When he dined at my restaurant,

he was very generous.

He said he had some financial issues

and wanted to borrow some money.

He even offered to mortgage his house.

So, I lend him some money.

Give me your contract.

Let's go, then.

Okay.

We'll take away the real estate certificate.

♪Against the wind, I walked under the night sky♪

♪Clouds and stars adorned this brilliant dream♪

♪I looked up at the vast sky♪

♪Portraying you into lines♪

♪Give me a colored pencil♪

♪To paint the Milky Way at the edge of the universe♪

♪All memories were about the past♪

♪A rainbow came out when they faded♪

♪Warm fireworks exploded in your sky♪

♪With fingertips, I touched what I could see♪

♪What I believed in and what I experienced♪

♪Were painted out♪

♪When colors faded♪

♪I drifted away along the tide♪

♪That's when I got to understand♪

[Jiangdu TV]

Come on, no one wanted this,

right?

Have you heard? Her husband

ran away with several hundred million.

Rumors had it said that he fled with his mistress.

The fifth floor, please.

Shouldn't he be wanted?

Who knows?

Who are you talking about?

Ms. He.

We're talking...

about a drama.

Yes, a drama.

That's right.

[Based on our tests,]

[the brake-by-wire system has]

[some fatal problems that can't be ignored.]

16′45″.

Bai Yang.

-Director. -Director.

All reports on Laipade Corporation

shall be suspended.

Why?

The editorial board ordered that.

[Jiangdu Television Notice of the Suspension of "Laipade".]

We have proof

that Laipade's braking system

and steering system

have some design faults.

Laipade Corporation has realized this problem.

They will recall mass cars.

It further indicates our reports are impartial,

timely, and effective.

Why can't we investigate further?

If you continue investigating,

this case will escalate.

Then,

Laipade Corporation would get into a serious crisis.

There were four accidents. Shouldn't they pay the price?

It's a local car brand.

When we give it the incentive,

we protect it, too.

Bai Yang,

as media workers,

we must stick to the correct guidance of public opinion.

We should advocate correct values too.

Got it.

That's it.

Ms. Bai,

what about the videos?

Take them down. All of them.

Okay.

Our work went for nothing!

Tell everyone that our work still counts.

And I'll buy you dinner tonight.

Okay. Are you ready?

Let's start.

Three, two, one.

Action.

Good evening, everyone.

The taste of ordinary things wears down over time.

But the taste of books deepens over time.

Welcome to Read a Good Book.

Today, we're going to recommend you

a novel by Gillian Flynn, an American woman writer...

Yezi, may I have another book?

But Ms. He,

you picked this book last week.

I know. I just want another one.

All the inserts are ready.

And...

This week's book list was posted on our official Weibo account.

Fine, then. Let's continue.

Okay. Three, two, one.

Action.

Good evening, everyone.

The taste of ordinary things wears down over time.

But the taste of books deepens over time.

Welcome to Read a Good Book.

Today, we're going to recommend you

a novel by Gillian Flynn, an American woman writer,

Gone Girl.

Tian. Did you see Ms. He?

I guess she's filming the show.

Seems like you have something urgent. What happened?

It's not about me.

It's Zhou Jiaqi.

Zhou Jiaqi of Kylin Group?

Do you know him?

Yes. The industry isn't big.

Zhou Jiaqi is Yuanyuan's boyfriend.

What a coincidence!

He once pursued my cousin.

And your cousin is...

Lan Yu.

Jiaqi told me about that.

He was very young back then.

Just five years ago. Not very young.

Five years ago, Zhou Jiaqi was a child.

Right. My cousin said he was stingy.

On my cousin's birthday,

he only gave her

an open-topped Mini Cooper.

He's infatuated with my cousin, though.

A few years after their breakup,

he still remembers her and asks about her.

Zhou Jiaqi is really a miser.

I'm so pissed off. How could she do that?

Ms. He,

do you know why we ranked last

in the comprehensive evaluation?

Because someone gave us the lowest score!

How wicked!

Who did that?

Bai Yang.

Bai Yang.

My subordinate told me

you gave Read a Good Book

the lowest score in the evaluation.

I did.

How could you do that?

Why?

Read a Good Book has boring content

and presentation.

The audience might be able

to accept such a didactic program

six or seven years ago.

But now, they won't.

My program focuses on quality and connotation.

You're just flattering yourself.

Bai Yang.

I was telling the truth.

Fine. Let's say you made sense.

But you could have told me privately.

Why did you do that?

I told you.

But you were so confident

that you thought your program was okay.

When did you tell me?

The other day, I talked to you about it.

You have a prejudice against me.

Some others gave you a low score too.

Do they all have a prejudice against you?

Even if everyone here gave me a low score,

you shouldn't have done that.

Why not?

Because you're my friend.

Friends tell the truth, don't they?

Or do you want me

to flatter you all the time

and watch your program

dent the ratings of the Channel

instead of telling you the truth?

Bai Yang, you don't do programs well.

You don't deserve to have friends either.

He Huan.

Is it my package?

Yes, I just signed for it.

Thanks.

I ordered some tonics for you.

After they're delivered,

remember to take some regularly.

[He Huan]

[Sorry, the number you dialed can not be connected.]

[Please redial later.]

[Zhou Jiaqi: Where did you go?]

[Where are you?]

[What you did that day broke my heart.]

[Zhou Jiajiaqi: The worst of the year]

He's even in the mood for games.

A beautiful night. Thank you, honey.

[A beautiful night. Thank you, honey.] [Post]

[JD Presenter-Yuanyuan: A beautiful night. Thank you, honey.]

[Zhou Jiajiaqi:] [Where are you having fun?]

[Jian Ai, get up. It's time for school.]

[You're gonna be late.]

All dishes are served, huh?

Okay.

Let me say something.

I know

you all feel very aggrieved.

Some of you even think

your work is meaningless.

But I have some good news

to tell you.

That is, Laipade Corporation

has started to recall all the faulty cars.

Our further reports are rejected.

But our work isn't in vain.

The brake problem is likely to be solved.

Similar accidents will not happen again.

So, our work is actually meaningful.

That's right.

Who said our work was meaningless?

It's very meaningful.

You guys have been working hard recently,

and you've done a great job.

As the producer, I give you the thumbs up.

And as an experienced media worker,

I have something

to share with you.

A good reporter grows from rejections.

So, Ms. Bai,

how many times have you been rejected?

Well, I can't really remember.

According to incomplete statistics,

in the past decade,

I've got the most rejections

among reporters of News in Progress.

I quite agree.

What are you talking about?

Ms. Bai, didn't you feel upset?

I did, of course.

I have emotions.

Sometimes,

I even complained to Zou.

But you know, emotions can be released

while orders must be obeyed.

As the mouthpiece of the Party,

we must abide by the rules and be disciplined.

No matter how aggrieved we feel,

we have to focus on the big picture.

Yes. Ms. Bai is right.

After hearing this,

everyone is feeling better.

Are you?

Okay. Let me propose a toast.

Thank you for your recent hard work.

Come on.

Thank you, guys.

-To our hard work. -You worked hard, Ms. Bai.

You guys worked hard too.

-Cheers. -Thank you, Ms. Bai.

Good job.

Cheers.

Thank you.

Come on, I'll drink it up.

Impressive, Ms. Bai.

Okay. You guys can sit down

and enjoy the meal.

I know you'll be uptight if I'm here.

So, I'll leave you alone.

The bill was paid.

The wine is enough for you too.

So, you guys stay and chill out.

Tomorrow, let's work harder, okay?

Don't go, Ms. Bai.

Enjoy the dinner with us.

Stay with us.

-Yeah. -That's right.

I know you can't enjoy yourselves when I'm here.

You talked behind my back,

and I know that.

Wu Yuanjia.

What does it have to do with me?

That's not true, Ms. Bai.

It's okay. Enjoy yourselves.

I'll make a move now.

[He Huan]

[Sorry, the number you dialed is busy.]

[Please redial later.]

[Friend Request from Liu]

[He Huan]

He Huan,

how's the investigation team going?

Any reply from Haichuan Fund?

Do you need me to go with you tomorrow?

And...

About the score...

I acted rashly.

I'm sorry.

But my purpose is to remind you

that Read a Good Book needs improvement

and change.

Call me back, will you?

[The message is successfully sent but rejected by the receiver.]

Did she block me?

I deserve this.

[Jiangdu Television]

Ms. Bai,

someone just called

and requested News in Progress

to expose that Ou Kaige, the vice president of Haichuan Fund, and his wife

didn't pay back their debts.

Ou Kaige...

He's He Huan's husband, right?

[Sorry, the number you dialed can not be connected.]

Where's He Huan?

She isn't in.

Where has she gone?

No idea.

Liu, check this.

What shall we have for dinner?

-What? -I have no idea.

Then how about something light?

Sure.

Ms. Bai.

I think I just saw

some reporters from Straight the Scene.

Where are they?

In front of our station.

Why?

No idea.

Let's go.

[Why are your men]

[wandering in front of my workplace?]

What a surprise that you're calling me!

[Answer me.]

Someone called us,

saying that He Huan's husband

didn't pay back some debts.

So, we sent some reporters to confirm it.

He Huan's problem is solved.

You don't need to confirm anything.

Sounds like you know what happened.

How about you and I

work together to follow this story?

The unluckiest thing I've done in my life

was working with you on a story.

But that was the sweetest memory of my life.

Ren Jie,

this story is not newsworthy.

I won't follow it.

Ask your men to go back, okay?

Come on, Bai Yang.

Be more sensitive to the news.

There's something attractive about this story.

Speaking of which,

you once borrowed

50 yuan from me for venereal disease.

That is more attractive, I think.

How about I send a reporter

to interview you?

It's a pleasure.

I will accept your interview.

Then, I can explain

what exactly happened.

First, prostatitis isn't venereal.

[Second,]

[I didn't have money with me that day.]

[You offered to pay my medical bill.]

Third, to pay you back,

I gave you a 68-yuan book,

The World History of Journalism & Communication.

Ren Jie, I warn you.

If you dare to report this story,

I'll post all the things

you did in college right in front of your workplace.

[Believe it or not.]

Fine, fine. I give in.

However, you owe me this.

You have to return the favor twice.

Deal.

Hold on.

Why is her phone still powered off?

It's okay.

Let's just stay here

and stop her when she comes out.

Take this call.

What do you mean?

Your boss.

Hello. Boss?

Okay.

Got it.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

Back to the station.

It's an order from our boss.

Why are you hiding here?

Is Ou Kaige in huge debt?

Someone called us and asked us to

expose the debt of you and your husband.

Reporters of Straight the Scene were looking for you too.

I sent them away.

And Ren Jie promised

he wouldn't follow this story.

So, what on earth happened?

Did you turn off your phone to avoid the creditors?

You have to solve this soon.

Or it would affect

your work and life.

Do you need me to do anything?

Just don't stab me in the back.

I really want to help.

[Jiangdu Television]

[Read a Good Book] The new proposal was modified

and sent to you by email.

-Okay. -I'll check it.

Ms. He, here's the latest script.

Please check it.

Okay.

Yezi, your package.

Okay. Thanks.

Yezi, here's the latest version.

Ms. He, here's your package.

There are some spelling mistakes.

Let me see.

Check it.

Is this your draft?

Let's check.

Wait.

I think it's good enough.

I got it.

You should talk him into getting a membership card.

I know it gives a discount.

But with a membership card,

we can get his money more than once.

Just do as you're told.

I don't think we need

to go to such lengths.

According to He Huan,

in two years,

she'll pay us the full amount.

What if she changes her mind?

Don't you want to find Ou Kaige soon

and get your money back?

I do, God knows.

In this case,

my dear friends,

I've got a plan.

-Tell us. -Go ahead.

Mr. Yang,

do you have

some girls who can sing and dance?

Yes, about five or six of them.

Gather them.

On holidays, every now and then,

let them perform at the nursing home Ou Kaige's father owns.

On the one hand, it's a good deed.

On the other hand,

they can keep an eye on Ou Kaige's father.

No problem.

Mr. Pan,

if I remember correctly,

your son and Ou Kaige's son

go to the same school.

Yes.

But they're not in the same class.

It doesn't matter.

Kids talk to each other.

You do this.

Ask your son

to remember

whatever Ou Kaige's son

says about his father

and tell you back home.

Okay.

I'll have this arranged tonight.

And Mr. Chen.

Your foot care center

is near Haichuan Fund, right?

Yes. It's nearby.

Why?

You give out special coupons

to employees of Haichuan Fund.

When they go to your care center,

you can ask them about Ou Kaige's location.

Sounds like a spy game.

I thought about this.

If it doesn't cost too much,

I can give it a try.

Great.

Mr. Jiang,

what will you do, then?

Yeah. What will you do?

What's your task?

I...

I'll throw myself into the lion's den.

Your son must have been married.

Not yet.

-Not yet? -Young people these days...

We can't restrain them.

-Yeah, indeed. -They've grown up.

-We can't restrain them, can we? -Indeed.

All we should do is live happily.

-Right? -Hello, ma'am.

Excuse me.

Have you seen this lady?

She lives in this community.

Oh, this lady.

She lives in your block, right?

Right. On the 7th floor.

7th floor, Unit 1, Block No.3.

That's where she lives.

7th floor, Unit 1, Block No.3, huh?

Yes. The rent is still 2,500 yuan.

One month's deposit and three months' rent. Prioritize ladies.

Who are you?

How did you get in?

The door is open.

-Is this flat to let? -You...

Yeah.

How did word get out this fast?

This is the flat. Will you rent it?

May I look around?

Yes. As you please.

The last tenant just moved out.

Some things aren't disposed of yet.

So, everything here is hers.

Some belong to her boyfriend, I think.

When she rented this flat,

I asked her.

She said she was single and had no boyfriend.

But soon, she brought back a man.

How unreliable.

I never know

if she's telling the truth.

[Ou Kaige, Haichuan Fund]

Are you okay?

♪Like how the sun shines through the dark clouds♪

♪Over the bottom of the city♪

♪How many random meetings can burn into memories?♪

♪Or do they just pop out occasionally?♪

♪Why do we hesitate when traveling together?♪

♪You're like the sun and also the rain♪

♪The story continues and stops♪

♪The ending glimmers too♪

♪Misunderstandings pull us apart♪

♪Dreams make us expect♪

♪If love can be requited♪

♪I'll forget who I was yesterday♪

♪Then could I make you♪

♪Feel the way I feel♪

♪The sympathy♪

♪Drifts through the tough life♪

♪It's lucky enough to meet each other♪

♪If happiness takes longer, that's fine♪

♪To love anyway♪